AMT RMA CORE SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET
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✔✔A hernia of part of the rectum into the vagina is called - ✔✔Rectocele
✔✔Ostomy is a - ✔✔Suffix
✔✔What is the first portion of the small intestine - ✔✔Duodenum
✔✔The suffix meaning inflammation is - ✔✔Itis
✔✔Which physician has a practice limited to the aging population - ✔✔Gerontologist
✔✔What means a physician who specializes in the study of the anus and the rectum -
✔✔Proctologist
✔✔The medical term for indigestion is - ✔✔Dyspepsia
✔✔The study of the stomach and the intestine is - ✔✔Gastroenterology
✔✔The abbreviation QID means - ✔✔Four times a day
✔✔In a pt's progress note you see that the physician has used the term necrosis
regarding to a lesion the physician is referring to - ✔✔Dead tissue
✔✔What abbreviation means 4 times a day - ✔✔QID
✔✔The abbreviation for prescription is - ✔✔Rx
✔✔The medical term for a toothache is - ✔✔Dentalgia
✔✔The surgical incision into the abdomen is - ✔✔Laparotomy
,✔✔What requires that this be reported to the appropriate authorities - ✔✔Suspected
child abuse
✔✔The purpose of the good Samaritan act is to protect Healthcare providers rendering
first aid from - ✔✔Civil and criminal liability
✔✔What is an appropriate responsibility for the medical assistant when assisting the
physician with a surgical procedure - ✔✔Ensuring that there is a signed pt consent
forms on file
✔✔A medical assistant makes a medication error while under the physicians
direction,the pt is injured and files a medical malpractice lawsuit. The court determines
that the physician is liable for the medical assistant negligence.this is known as the
doctrine of - ✔✔Respondent superior
✔✔In the absence of the employing physician a medical assistant determines that a pt
needs a prescription drug and dispenses the wrong drug from the physician's supply the
performance of this totally wrongful and unlawful act is know as - ✔✔Malfeasance
✔✔Under this doctrine, physicians are legally responsible for the acts of their
employees when they are acting within the scope of their duties or employment -
✔✔Respondent superior
✔✔What are the four d's of negligence - ✔✔Duty, dereliction, direct cause, and
damages
✔✔The pt puts out his or her arm to allow the medical assistant to draw blood This type
of consent is called - ✔✔Implied
✔✔The physician informs the medical assistant that he or she will no longer treat a pt
who refuses to follow his or her medical advice and treatment plan. The procedure that
the medical assistant should follow is to - ✔✔Send a letter of formal withdraw to the pt
by certified mail, return receipt requested
✔✔What can a medical assistant not do when prescribing Rx - ✔✔Prescribe controlled
grugs
✔✔What would best exemplify the concept of res ipsa loquitur - ✔✔A surgeon leaves a
sponge in an pt's abdominal cavity after abdominal surgery
✔✔A discussion involving the physician providing the pt or the pt's legal representative
with a deeper understanding of the pt's condition, a full explanation of the plan for
, treatment, and enough info to decide whether the pt will undergo the treatment or seek
an alternative is called what type of consent - ✔✔Informed consent
✔✔The criteria of duty owed, dereliction of duty, direct cause, and damages are used in
reference to which of the following situations - ✔✔Assessing the possibility of
negligence
✔✔Translated as the thing speaks for itself which of the following is evidence showing
that negligence by the accused person may be reasonably inferred from the nature of
the injury occurring to the plaintiff - ✔✔Res ipsa loquitur
✔✔The statue that defines what is included in the practice of medicine establishes the
requirements for licensure and establishes the grounds for suspension or revocation is
called the - ✔✔Medical practice act
✔✔If a physician accepts payment from another physician solely for the referral of a pt,
both a guilty of - ✔✔Fee splitting
✔✔What best describes the practice of fee splitting - ✔✔It is the unethical practice in
which physicians are paid for referring patients
✔✔Dr.martin agrees to perform an appendectomy on Mrs O'Hara. Mrs O'Hara has
received anesthesia and is prepped for surgery. Dr Martin Is double booked so he
allows the chief resident dr Thompson to perform the appendectomy. The practice of
substituting another surgeon s the pt's consent is the unethical situation known as -
✔✔Ghost surgery
✔✔The provision of medical care to physicians colleagues,their families, or staff free of
charge is called - ✔✔Professional courtesy
✔✔If a caring family member asks about a pt's treatment, the medical assistant should -
✔✔Provide only info that has been authorized by the pt
✔✔The technique used to let the pt know how you interpreted the message he or she is
communicating is called - ✔✔Restating
✔✔The avoidance of confronting a personal problem or reality by acting as if the
problem or reality never existed is a defense mechanism known as - ✔✔Denial
✔✔Positioning or sitting behind a desk communicates the message of - ✔✔Authority
✔✔This type of listening is highly recommended for health care providers and pt's in
communicating needs. It involves participation in a conversation with another by means
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✔✔A hernia of part of the rectum into the vagina is called - ✔✔Rectocele
✔✔Ostomy is a - ✔✔Suffix
✔✔What is the first portion of the small intestine - ✔✔Duodenum
✔✔The suffix meaning inflammation is - ✔✔Itis
✔✔Which physician has a practice limited to the aging population - ✔✔Gerontologist
✔✔What means a physician who specializes in the study of the anus and the rectum -
✔✔Proctologist
✔✔The medical term for indigestion is - ✔✔Dyspepsia
✔✔The study of the stomach and the intestine is - ✔✔Gastroenterology
✔✔The abbreviation QID means - ✔✔Four times a day
✔✔In a pt's progress note you see that the physician has used the term necrosis
regarding to a lesion the physician is referring to - ✔✔Dead tissue
✔✔What abbreviation means 4 times a day - ✔✔QID
✔✔The abbreviation for prescription is - ✔✔Rx
✔✔The medical term for a toothache is - ✔✔Dentalgia
✔✔The surgical incision into the abdomen is - ✔✔Laparotomy
,✔✔What requires that this be reported to the appropriate authorities - ✔✔Suspected
child abuse
✔✔The purpose of the good Samaritan act is to protect Healthcare providers rendering
first aid from - ✔✔Civil and criminal liability
✔✔What is an appropriate responsibility for the medical assistant when assisting the
physician with a surgical procedure - ✔✔Ensuring that there is a signed pt consent
forms on file
✔✔A medical assistant makes a medication error while under the physicians
direction,the pt is injured and files a medical malpractice lawsuit. The court determines
that the physician is liable for the medical assistant negligence.this is known as the
doctrine of - ✔✔Respondent superior
✔✔In the absence of the employing physician a medical assistant determines that a pt
needs a prescription drug and dispenses the wrong drug from the physician's supply the
performance of this totally wrongful and unlawful act is know as - ✔✔Malfeasance
✔✔Under this doctrine, physicians are legally responsible for the acts of their
employees when they are acting within the scope of their duties or employment -
✔✔Respondent superior
✔✔What are the four d's of negligence - ✔✔Duty, dereliction, direct cause, and
damages
✔✔The pt puts out his or her arm to allow the medical assistant to draw blood This type
of consent is called - ✔✔Implied
✔✔The physician informs the medical assistant that he or she will no longer treat a pt
who refuses to follow his or her medical advice and treatment plan. The procedure that
the medical assistant should follow is to - ✔✔Send a letter of formal withdraw to the pt
by certified mail, return receipt requested
✔✔What can a medical assistant not do when prescribing Rx - ✔✔Prescribe controlled
grugs
✔✔What would best exemplify the concept of res ipsa loquitur - ✔✔A surgeon leaves a
sponge in an pt's abdominal cavity after abdominal surgery
✔✔A discussion involving the physician providing the pt or the pt's legal representative
with a deeper understanding of the pt's condition, a full explanation of the plan for
, treatment, and enough info to decide whether the pt will undergo the treatment or seek
an alternative is called what type of consent - ✔✔Informed consent
✔✔The criteria of duty owed, dereliction of duty, direct cause, and damages are used in
reference to which of the following situations - ✔✔Assessing the possibility of
negligence
✔✔Translated as the thing speaks for itself which of the following is evidence showing
that negligence by the accused person may be reasonably inferred from the nature of
the injury occurring to the plaintiff - ✔✔Res ipsa loquitur
✔✔The statue that defines what is included in the practice of medicine establishes the
requirements for licensure and establishes the grounds for suspension or revocation is
called the - ✔✔Medical practice act
✔✔If a physician accepts payment from another physician solely for the referral of a pt,
both a guilty of - ✔✔Fee splitting
✔✔What best describes the practice of fee splitting - ✔✔It is the unethical practice in
which physicians are paid for referring patients
✔✔Dr.martin agrees to perform an appendectomy on Mrs O'Hara. Mrs O'Hara has
received anesthesia and is prepped for surgery. Dr Martin Is double booked so he
allows the chief resident dr Thompson to perform the appendectomy. The practice of
substituting another surgeon s the pt's consent is the unethical situation known as -
✔✔Ghost surgery
✔✔The provision of medical care to physicians colleagues,their families, or staff free of
charge is called - ✔✔Professional courtesy
✔✔If a caring family member asks about a pt's treatment, the medical assistant should -
✔✔Provide only info that has been authorized by the pt
✔✔The technique used to let the pt know how you interpreted the message he or she is
communicating is called - ✔✔Restating
✔✔The avoidance of confronting a personal problem or reality by acting as if the
problem or reality never existed is a defense mechanism known as - ✔✔Denial
✔✔Positioning or sitting behind a desk communicates the message of - ✔✔Authority
✔✔This type of listening is highly recommended for health care providers and pt's in
communicating needs. It involves participation in a conversation with another by means
